Hefty rate increase avoided – consumers protected.  Nicely done Rob McKenna.  From Legal News Line:

-The Washington attorney general’s office has reached an agreement with Pacific Power over its proposed rate increase.

The agreement, which has yet to be approved by the state Utilities and Transportation Commission, would allow an 8.5 percent increase to monthly residential electric bills rather than the 15 percent increase sought by Pacific Power.

Under the agreement, a typical residential customer now paying $85.11 a month would pay $92.48 a month.

Small-business customers, meanwhile, would see a 7.4 percent increase beginning in mid-October, Attorney General Rob McKenna’s office said.

The attorney general’s Public Counsel Section Chief Simon ffitch said the agreement is in the best interest of ratepayers.

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